#if y’all have more menstrual product questions you can ask me bc i actually like talking ab it

[forthesummer]

hello 💕 i have a kind of personal menstruation question if you don't mind. i bleed pretty intensely on my period (i use like 4-5 of the biggest pads a day, for 4 days of my period.) would you still recommend discs? what brand do you use? thank you for sharing regardless, it's nice to hear people speak so openly about this topic 💌

hi :) i may ramble a little bit but i wanna give u the most info i can!

so i myself don’t have a heavy flow, but i been doing a lot of research on menstrual discs before and after i got them so i can tell u about what i read. menstrual discs have a high capacity, but people with heavier flows may need to empty them more often. there’s a way to empty the disc while it’s inside you, and a lot of people say it allows them to keep their disc in for 12 hours without having to completely take it out and empty it. you can look up ‘menstrual cup auto dumping’ to read more about it. i think this is a feature liked by people with heavier flows. i’ve also read people who said they aren’t able to keep the disc in the whole 12 hours bc they have a heavy flow. i think it’s something you’d have to try personally to see how it works. a lot of people who use menstrual products like discs and cups do prefer them over pads and tampons so i think it’s worth a try to see if it’s something that could work. and def read up on it more and check reddit for people’s personal experiences with it.

so right now i’m using the flex discs. they’re disposable and i got them at cvs. i usually use a menstrual cup which i really love using over pads but the suction was getting to be uncomfortable and i knew discs existed and wanted to see how they worked esp since i’m already familiar with using a cup. so i tried it this cycle (which isn’t over yet but soon) and i think i’m really preferring it over my cup. i really only saw two options in most stores (flex and softdisc) and they didn’t have reusable ones. i think if you wanna just try it out to see how you like it you can start with a disposable pack, and if it works you can buy a reusable one. a reusable menstrual product is great bc u pay the price for it once and you can keep it for years, over paying for products every month. that’s what i really liked ab cups.

anyway i kinda rambled a lot hehe but thank you so much :) at first i thought maybe it’s kinda weird to talk about, but first of all this is my blog so i can speak about whatever the fuck i want 😭 and i don’t think talking about periods and products should be so shocking and taboo for people to hear anyway like this is just life NDNSNFND this happens to mad ppl and there should be no issue talking about it openly. i’m really happy to help and talk ab it bc i learned about these menstrual products from a friend who talked about them, and if it wasn’t for my friend being open and sharing their experience with it i wouldn’t have tried it. and i like using cups and discs way more than pads and it makes me feel so liberated not to sound corny brbsjdje but it really feels so much better to me.

just an fyi if u never used a cup or disc you will have to go inside urself and be in contact with ur blood which might be a little freaky for some but most of the time you’re doing this you’ll be home and wash ur hands immediately so don’t let it discourage you (you’re always making contact w blood if ur on ur period if u think about it, with cups and discs it’s just for like 2 minutes for emptying and inserting)